Featured New Releases for
June 14, 2024
PLG / Rhino
A thorough examination of the creation of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars featuring 29 unreleased tracks.
Capitol / EMI Records / UMC
The music from the unreleased live-in-the-studio doc showcases a vigorous, stripped-back Wings.
Domino / Double Six
A more upbeat companion to the mournful Mercy, this finds the Velvet Underground co-founder full of energy, ideas, and intelligence.
Mute
A full-length drawn from the musician's label/collaborative project, showcasing different guest vocalists united by a common passion.
Bella Union
The singer/songwriter's anger, anguish, and mordant wit are more tangible than ever on these portraits of deception and betrayal.
Nonesuch
The singer/composer and versatile percussion quartet reunite for a captivating set guided by 19th century poetry.
BMG / BMG Rights Management
The unapologetic barroom rockers add some psychedelic flair to their hard rock and hit their stride.
Easy Eye Sound
The sixth offering from the Ecuadorian-Swiss siblings and guests retains their desert-blown guitar sound but explores outer space, not the horizon.
Planet Mu
Continuing in the direction of Mike Paradinas' 2022 output, this effort is another winning mixture of choppy breakbeats and wistful melodies.
Forty Below Records
Re-teaming with producer/songwriter Eric Corne, the Texas-via-Los Angeles singer delivers a collection teeming with blues, soul, and slinky funk.
Mute
Future-Baroque orchestral electronic compositions inspired by Greek mathematician Archimedes.
Verve
The keyboardist builds sonically vibrant crossover jazz worlds on his sophomore album.
Glasshaus Presents / ONErpm
A loose and lively 2023 date with the Grammy-winning singer supported by Questlove, Robert Glasper, Burniss Travis, and Common.
Concord
The classical crossover violin virtuoso merges conceptual scope with emotional heft on her seventh set.
Empty Cellar
The group's third album is a cleaned-up version of lo-fi noise pop that sparkles when it's uptempo and delivers gut-punch emotion when it's not.
La Boîte à Pépites
Remarkable youthful works from a neglected female voice, beautifully performed.
Aparte
Crystalline, often subtle and humorous songs take the French Romantic style into the 20th century.
Hyperion
A collection of pieces in the neglected Flemish style from Spain, cleanly performed.
Alpha
Joyous Ascension pieces from Bach and Telemann are rendered with precision and passion.
Harmonia Mundi
A fierce recording of Britten's violin concerto, with several less familiar early chamber works.
Erato
The premiere of an operatic adaptation of the novel and movie features an equally star-studded cast.